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A small shrine interior shows a black Shiva lingam with a red-and-white tripundra mark, draped with a white cloth and a garland of red flowers, set in a black stone yoni base. A gilded hooded serpent hood stands behind it. Two brass oil lamps (deepas) flank the lingam on a black and white checkered marble floor. In front, a dark carved stone figure of a seated nandi or small deity is wrapped in a yellow sequined cloth. Gold-painted walls frame the scene. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a shrine inside a gold-painted room with a checkered black and white marble floor. A black Shiva lingam stands in a square black stone yoni-pitha, draped with a white cloth and wrapped in a yellow and orange marigold garland, with a gold five-hooded serpent canopy behind it and a red and white tilak mark on its face. Two brass oil lamps stand on tall stems on either side. In front of the shrine, a dark stone figure in a yellow sequined cloth is seated, with a red tilak mark on its forehead. A small painted mandala decorates the wall above. No living people are visible.2025-01-31Interior photo of a shrine chamber with gold-painted walls and a circular decorative mandala painting above. At the centre sits a black Shivalingam set in a golden yoni-pitha base, adorned with a golden cobra hood above it, orange and yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and a white cloth draped over the base. 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A small brass bowl and brass vessel sit nearby on a black-and-white checkered marble floor, and a small stone figure with a red tilak and a yellow embroidered cloth is in the foreground. The walls are gold-painted. No people are visible.2025-07-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a dark Shivalinga set in a black stone yoni-pitha basin on a black and white checkered marble floor. The linga is draped with a golden naga hood canopy, a red and gold band, and garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, with a bead-and-jewel decorated base and a white cloth wrapped around it. Behind it a yellow painted wall and a red cloth on a dark stone ledge. In the foreground a small dark stone deity murti rests on the floor, dressed in a yellow sequined cloth and garlanded with marigolds. No people are visible.2025-01-31Interior shrine photograph of a Shiva lingam in a black stone square basin set on a black and white checkered marble floor against a yellow wall. 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